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Description
AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS OF CATIONIC FILM-FORMING POLYURETHANES
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to aqueous dispersions of film-forming cationic
polyurethanes and to their use in the preparation of cosmetics and personal
care products.
According to one of the fundamental aspect of the present invention the
procedure for the preparation of the above aqueous dispersions is described.
STATE OF THE ART
Aqueous dispersions of cationic polyurethanes which are capable of producing
films (film-forming polyurethanes) are known; their preparation and use in
many industrial fields, such as in the field of cosmetics, textiles, leather
and
paper, is described in several patents.
By way of example, US 3,388,087 describes the preparation of aqueous
dispersions of quaternized polyurethanes which are useful for the preparation
of flexible films that are useful in the cosmetic industry as ingredients of
hair
fixative lacquers.
US 3,480,592 describes the preparation of aqueous dispersions of
polyurethanes containing salified tertiary amine groups; the films obtained
from these polyurethanes have applications that are similar to those of US
3,388,087.
More recently, US 6,335,003 reports the preparation of polyurethanes
containing salified tertiary amine groups; the polyurethanes of US 6,335,003
are different from the polyurethanes of US 3,480,592 because of their high
amine number.
US 2004/0052753 describes elastic polyurethanes containing salified tertiary
amine groups and their use in cosmetic compositions.
At least hypothetically, aqueous dispersions of cationic film-forming
polyurethanes can constitute a valid alternative to the commonly used urea-
formaldehyde resins, the use of which has become critical due to more and
more strict regulatory issues on formaldehyde residues in products for
personal use (textiles included).
Nonetheless, relatively few products of these kinds are available on the
market.
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The main problem which is encountered in the preparation of aqueous
dispersions of film-forming cationic polyurethanes is the balance of their
components, that shall guarantee, at the same time, good dispersibility and
stability in water, and good elasticity.
The Applicant has now found that remarkably stable aqueous dispersions of
film-forming cationic polyurethanes can be obtained by using in their
preparation aliphatic diisocyanates and methanesulfonic acid as the salifying
agent of the tertiary amine groups of the polymer.
The improved stability of the aqueous dispersions, beside providing positive
effects on their storability, also advantageously increases the transparency
and gloss of the films obtained there from.
According to the Applicant's knowledge, the stabilizing effect of the
combination of aliphatic diisocyanate with methanesulfonic acid is not known
from the literature, even if methanesulfonic acid is cited in US 3,480,592
(col.
4,1. 35 - col. 5,1. 60) among a long list of utilizable compounds as a
possible
salifying agent for cationic polyurethanes.
DESCRIPTION
Accordingly, the fundamental object of the present invention is an aqueous
dispersion of film-forming cationic polyurethanes obtained by: A) reacting
one or more aliphatic diisocyanates with an aliphatic tertiary amine having
two hydroxyl groups that react with ¨NCO groups and a linear polyol of the
polyol polyether or polyol polyester type having molecular weight from 500 to
5,000, to obtain a prepolymer having free isocyanate groups; B) salifying with
methanesulfonic acid the amine groups of the prepolymer; C) extending the
thus obtained cationic prepolymer with water or amines.
In step A), the molar ratio between aliphatic diisocyanates and compounds
having two reactive hydroxyl groups (linear polyol and aliphatic tertiary
amine) is from 1.2 and 2.2, and preferably from 1.3 to 1.8.
The cationic polyurethane of the present invention has molecular weight from
2,000 and 50,000.
The diisocyanates that can be used according to the present invention are
aliphatic; with the term "aliphatic" we mean both aliphatic and
cycloaliphatic;
preferably the diisocyanates are chosen among 4,4'-dicyclohexyl methane-
diisocyanate, 1-isocyanate, 3-isocyanate-methyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexane
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(or isophorone diisocyanate), hexamethylene diisocyanate and mixtures
thereof.
The aliphatic amine having two hydroxyl groups that react with the -NCO
group is preferably 3-(diethylamino)-1,2-propanediol or an alkyl diethanol
amine; among the alkyl diethanol amines, methyl-, ethyl, isopropyl-, n-butyl-,
t-butyl-, cyclohexyl-, n-hexyl- diethanolamine, and mixtures thereof are
particularly useful.
The amount of amine which is bound in the polyurethane is measured in
milliequivalent of amine and is calculated as the percentage of the ratio of
amine millimoles on grams of dry polyurethane.
In the present invention the milliequivalents of amine in the polyurethanes
range from 20 to 150, preferably from 30 to 90.
The linear polyols that may be used for the invention have molecular weight
from 500 to 5,000, preferably from 800 to 3,000 and they are preferably
hydroxyl terminated polyether or polyester diols.
Examples of polyol polyester that may be used according to the present
invention are the products obtained from the polycondensation of acids or
anhydrides, having from 4 to 9 carbon atoms and preferably of the aliphatic
kind, with aliphatic diols having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms.
Among the preferred polyol polyester we cite polyadipate from 1,4-butandiol
and ethylene glycol, polyadipate from 1,6-hexanediol and neopentylglycol,
polyadipate phthalate from 1,6 hexanediol, polycaprolactones and
polycarbonate diols from 1,6-hexanediol and 1,4-butanediol.
Polyadipate from 1,4-butandiol and ethylene glycol, polyadipate from 1,6-
hexanediol and neopentylglycol, polyadipate phthalate from 1,6 hexanediol
are particularly preferred.
Examples of polyol polyethers that may be used are polyethylene glycol,
polytetrahydrofuran, and mixtures thereof; the latter is preferred for the
realization of the present invention.
Mixtures of different linear polyols may be used in step A).
In the most common embodiments, step A) is carried out without any solvent,
but, preferably, at the end of step A) and before conducting the salification
of
step B) a non reactive organic solvent, by way of example N-
methylpyrrolidone or acetone, is added.
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The salification is preferably carried out at room temperature by using
methanesulfonic acid in one of its more common commercially available
forms, that is as a 70% w/w aqueous solution.
The salification step is made by adding methanesulfonic acid in molar
amounts ranging from 60 to 120%, more preferably from 95 to 105%, the
percentage being referred to the moles of tertiary amine.
The extension of the cationic polyurethane obtained after step B) is
preferably
made by reaction with water at temperature of 20-60 C.
Typically, in the final aqueous dispersion the content of film-forming
cationic
polyurethane is from 20 to 35% by weight.
This range of concentrations is particularly appreciable for industrial use
because it corresponds to sufficiently concentrated dispersions that avoid the
useless transportation of large amounts of water and; at the same time, the
viscosity of the dispersions in this range of concentrations allows their easy
handling.
Moreover, according to here described invention, it is also possible to obtain
cationic dispersions that are free from solvents and have low content of
volatile organic compounds.
The aqueous dispersions of film-forming polyurethanes of the present
invention are advantageously used in the preparation of cosmetic products,
such as make up products (mascaras, long lasting lipsticks), hair lacquers,
nail varnishes, hair gels, waterproof sunscreen creams.
The cationic nature of the dispersions of the present application makes them
particularly affine to keratin and therefore to hair; they are advantageously
employed in products for the treatment and care of hair.
Beside the cosmetic field, the dispersions of the invention are useful in
leather
finishing, in textile sizing and finishing, in the coating of paper, wood and
plastic, as ant felting agents for wool.
In the following examples the preparation of aqueous dispersions according to
the present invention is reported (Ex. I-III, V) and of comparative
dispersions
(Ex. IV, VI-VIII); the reported percentages are by weight.
In an applicative example the preparation of a hair lacquer from an aqueous
dispersion according to the invention is described.
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EXAMPLES
In the examples the following materials were used.
Polyol 1 = polyadipate from 1,4-butanediol and ethylene glycol having
molecular weight 830 g/mol.
5 Polyol 2 = polytetramethylene ether glycol having molecular weight 1000
g/mol
Amine 1 = methyldietanol amine (MW 119.16 g/mol)
Amine 2 = 3-(diethylamino)-1,2-propanediol (MW 147.22 g/mol)
Acid 1 = methanesulfonic acid (MW 96.11 g/mol), 70% aqueous solution
Acid 2 = p-toluenesulfonic acid (MW 172.2 g/mol), 20% aqueous solution
Acid 3 = phosphoric acid (MW 98.00 g/mol), 75% aqueous solution
Acid 4 = formic acid (MW 46.03 g/mol), 85% aqueous solution
Diisocyanate 1 = 4-4'-methylene-bis-(4-cyclohexyl isocyanate), MW 262.35
g/mol (DesmodurTM W, Bayer).
Diisocyanate 2 = Hexamethylene diisocyanate, MW 168.19 (DesmodurTM I,
Bayer).
Diisocyanate 3 = Toluene diisocyanate, MW 174.16 (DesmodurTM T80, Bayer)
EXAMPLE I
Preparation of a cationic polyurethane dispersion according to the invention.
A reaction vessel, equipped with internal thermometer, stirrer and cooler, was
filled, under nitrogen atmosphere and at room temperature, with 160.21 g
(160 mmol) of Polyol 2 (fed at 40 C), 17.87 g (150 mmol) of Amine 1 and
0.048 g of benzoyl chloride. The mixture was heated to 40 C and stirred for
minutes. 121.91 g (465 mmol) of Diisocyanate 1 were added under stirring
25 to the homogeneous mixture which was then maintained at 60 C for 30
minutes. The reaction temperature was brought to 90 C until the titrimetric
determination of the free -NCO groups still present gave a calculated value of
4.35% by weight (value determined in this example as well as in other
examples according to the standard method ASTM D2572).
30 Once obtained the above NCO value, the prepolymer was cooled to 60 C
adding at the same time 105 g of acetone. At about 40 C, 20.59 g (150
mmol) of Acid 1 were added under stirring and after 10 minutes, at
temperature of 40 C, 679.3 g of demineralized water were added.
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Afterwards acetone was distilled off under vacuum while keeping the cationic
waterborne polyurethane dispersion under stirring to obtain a stable
translucent product with 30% solid content.
At the end of the distillation process the ¨NCO peak in the IR spectrum at
2240 cm-1 had disappeared.
The obtained cationic aqueous polyurethane dispersion is stable for more than
6 months.
EXAMPLES II ¨ VIII
The procedure of Example I was followed while changing the ratios and raw
materials as reported in Table la (examples according to the invention) and
in Table 2a (comparative examples).
Tables lb and 2b report the peculiarities of the polyurethane dispersions
characteristics.
Table la (amount of raw materials)
Example I Example II Example III Example V
9 mmol g mmol g mmol g mmol
POLYOL 1 - 168.34 203 173.57 209 - -
POLYOL 2 160.2 160 - - - - 177 177
AMINE 1 17.87 150 17.87 150 - - 19.66 165
AMINE 2 - - - 22,08 150 - -
DIISOCYANATE 1 121.91 465 44.45 169 40.77 155 40.25 153
DIISOCYANATE 2 - 69.33 412 63.58 378 62.77 373
ACID 1 20.59 150 20.59 150 20.59 150 22.65 165
DEMINERALIZED WATER 679.25 679.25 679.0 670
ACETONE 105 110 110 110
Table lb ¨ Dispersions characteristics
Example I Example II Example III Example V
% NCO PREPOLYMER 4.35% 4.94% 4.53% 3.84%
SOLID CONTENT 30% 30% 30% 30%
SHELF LIFE > 6 months > 6 months > 6 months > 6 months
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Table 2a (amounts of raw materials)
Example IV* Example VI* Example VII* Example VIII*
9 mmol g mmol g mmol g mmol
POLYOL 1 - - - - - - -
POLYOL 2 160.21 160 227.5 227 175.51 175 161.81 162
AMINE 1 17.87 150 16.68 140 18.3 153 15.01 126
DIISOCYANATE 1 121.91 465 - - 41.46 158 - -
DIISOCYANATE 2 - - 83.35 495 64.72 384 - -
DIISOCYANATE 3 - - - - - - 75.11 431
ACID 1 - - - - - - 17.29 126
ACID 2 129.0 150 - - - - - -
ACID 3 - - - - 20.00 153 - -
ACID 4 - - 7.49 138 - - - -
DEMINERALIZED WATER 545.0 677.0 680.0 573
ACETONE 105 105 110 125
*comparative
Table 2b ¨ Characteristics of the Dispersions
Example IV* Example VI* Example VII* Example VIII*
% NCO PREPOLYMER 4.35% 3.3% 4.5%
SOLID CONTENT N.D. 33% 30% N.D.
SHELF LIFE 30' 60' 80' 0**
* comparative
**the dispersion separates during its preparation process.
APPLICATION TEST.
Two standard formulations were prepared to evaluate the performances of the
product obtained from Example I in comparison with a standard film forming
polymer used in cosmetic for hair styling. The comparative polymer used was
a polyvinilpirrolidone/vinylacetate (CTFA name: VP/VA Copolymer,
LUVISKOLC) VA64 P from BASF Aktiengesellschaft)
The formulations have the following composition (a.c. = active content).
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Formulation 1:
Dispersion obtained by Example 1 (a.c. 30% w/w) 6%
Water/Ethanol Mixture 1/2 to 100%
Formulation 2:
LUVISKOL VA64 P (a.c. >95% w/w) 1.8%
Water/Ethanol Mixture 1/2 to 100%
The two film forming polymers, the polyurethane from Example I and Luviskol
VA64 P, are completely dissolved into the Water/Ethanol mixture and
Formulation 1 and 2 are transferred into spray containers.
To test their film forming effectiveness, 1 g of each Formulation is sprayed
on
a lock and dried for 1 hr. A panel test carried out on 10 persons showed that
the finishing obtained with Formulation 1 is softer.
To test the curl retention, 1 g of each Formulation is sprayed onto a lock of
medium/long length and set with a curler laying for 1 hr. A panel test carried
out on 10 persons showed that the finishing obtained with Formulation 1 is
more natural and the lock is better styled.
It is therefore pointed out that the polyurethane dispersion obtained from
Example I shows good finishing performance and set on hair.
